measuring force

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• force — forceable, adj. forceless, adj. forcer, n. forcingly, adv. /fawrs, fohrs/, n., v., forced, forcing. n. 1. physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window. 2. strength or power exerted upon an… …   Universalium

• Force platform — Force platforms or force plates are measuring instruments that measure the ground reaction forces generated by a body standing on them, in order to quantify balance, gait, and other parameters of biomechanics. Most common areas of application are …   Wikipedia

• Measuring instrument — Captain Nemo and Professor Aronnax contemplating measuring instruments in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea …   Wikipedia

• Measuring principle — A sender emits a wave which is scattered by an object. The backscattered part of the wave reaches a receiver: The measurement principle of sonar and radar devices …   Wikipedia

• Measuring Instruments Directive — European Union directive: Directive 2004/22/EC Measuring Instruments Directive Made by European Parliament Council Made under Article 95 …   Wikipedia

• Force — For other uses, see Force (disambiguation). See also: Forcing (disambiguation) Forces are also described as a push or pull on an object. They can be due to phenomena such as gravity, magnetism, or anything that might cause a mass to accelerate …   Wikipedia

• force — force1 W1S3 [fo:s US fo:rs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(military)¦ 2¦(military action)¦ 3¦(violence)¦ 4¦(physical power)¦ 5¦(natural power)¦ 6¦(organized group)¦ 7¦(strong influence)¦ 8¦(powerful effect)¦ 9 join/combine forces (with somebody/something) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• force — 1 noun 1 MILITARY a) (C) a group of people who have been trained to fight in a war: forces loyal to President Aquino | a highly efficient fighting force b) the forces the army, navy, and air force: Both her sons are in the forces. c) (U) military …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Force gauge — A Force Gauge is measuring instrument used across all industries to measure the force during a push or pull test. Applications exist in research and development, laboratory, quality, production and field environment. There are two kind of force… …   Wikipedia

• Measuring poverty — Map of world poverty by country, showing percentage of population living on less than $1.25 per day. Unfortunately, information is missing for some countries …   Wikipedia

• force of fishing mortality — the extent to which a stock is susceptible to fishing; quantitatively, the proportion of the stock removed by a defined unit of fishing effort. In pelagic fishes, an inverse function of stock biomass. When it is 0.01 or less it can be used as an… …   Dictionary of ichthyology